Women MPs look ahead for a better tomorrow

The key Parliamentary Committee that will take up the Women's Reservation Bill will finally have some woman participation.

By: Agencies

New Delhi | May 10, 2008 12:00 AM IST

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Some women MPs are expected to be inducted into a key Parliamentary Committee that will take up the Women’s Reservation Bill on May 27.

At present the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice does not have a single woman member.

There are seven vacancies — five from the Lok Sabha and two from the Rajya Sabha — in the Committee. Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee and Rajya Sabha Chairman Hamid

Ansari would nominate the new members. Ansari has referred the Bill to the Committee headed by senior Congress member E M Sudarsana Natchiappan for examination and report within three months.

The committee will hold its first meeting on May 27 when the Bill would be taken up for consideration.

Parliamentary Affairs Minister Vayalar Ravi has said on the last date of the Budget session that efforts would be made to pass the bill in the Monsoon session.

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